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Saturday, March 9, 2013

Eastern
Jatha travelled through Champaran of Bihar on Saturday, covering two
districts. Once in frontline of independence movement, peasants in
Champaran rose on several occasions against imperialist rule. Today,
after long periods of misrule and discrimination, Champaran villages and
towns carry visible signs of impoverishment. The fertile lands produce
finest qualities of rice apart from wheat, sugarcane. But the small
peasants and agricultural workers are facing acute crisis. Come to
Champaran, and Nitish Kumar’s drumming of 'changed Bihar' is exposed to
the core.

Sangharsh Sandesh Jatha moved in from eastern Champaran headquarters
Motihari to West Champaran’s Betiah. In this area, CPI(M) has
considerable influence among the peasants and unorganised workers. In
Betiah town, rickshaw workers are well organised under the banner of
CITU. The public meeting took place in Sahid Smarak area in which
poorest of the poor participated. Prakash Karat, Biman Basu and others
addressed the meeting. Karat said that CPI(M) would try to co-ordinate
various local and sectoral struggles and unleash powerful movement
throughout the country.

Darbanga

Madhubani

On Friday, the response to Jatha in Darbhanga and Madhubani districts
was evident on the roads. Hundreds gathered on roadsides to receive the
Jatha. Women came with garlands and virtually forced the Jatha vehicle
to stop so that they can pay their regards to the leaders. In Laharia
Sarai, Shafi Muslim School ground, thousands of people were most vocal
in their slogans. There were peasants who are regularly endangered by
floods of river Bagmati and Koshi. Nothing concrete has been done over
the years for their protection. Whatever money is allotted vanishes
even before the work starts. In towns, hundreds of dalits live in
jhuggi-jhopris (slums) without basic amenities and under constant threat
to evacuate. CPI(M) has taken up their issue and are resisting
administration’s attacks on them. These poor people attended the rally
and aptly listened to the call for a new struggle.

In Bisfy of Madhubani, struggle against feudal forces has a proud
history. The public meeting took place in midst of vast agricultural
lands, attended by peasants. Large numbers of women were there. CPI(M)
leaders were felicitated in the land of poet Vidyapati in traditional
Maithili culture.

In Chakia, East Champaran district, the rally was impressive. CPI(M) has
strong support base here due to its sustained struggles, particularly
on land issues. Landless agricultural workers attended in large numbers
here. Biman Basu, while addressing emphasized on unity of the toiling
masses to broaden the struggle for alternative policies. Prakash Karat,
talking on food security, said that while submitting 4 crore signatures
on food security, CPI(M) demanded the Prime minister that 90 per cent of
the people should be given foodgrains for less than Rs 2 a kg through
PDS. Enough foodgrains for that have been produced in the country he
said.